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Video card? by Becky
I have a problem, but I don't know if it's my video card or what. When I open most windows, I have to minimize them and then restore them to see what's in them. Same thing to scroll down a page. Someone told me I need a new video card, but then someone else told me I may need to update the...
August 3rd 04 11:06 PM
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windows 98 explorer by mahajan
The windows explorer shows an additional CD rom drive when there is none. What could have gone wrong? Otherwise the cpmputer runs fine. Thanks.
August 3rd 04 06:49 PM
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Icons in Start Menu Yellow by Matt
I have a windows 98 machine that has the icons on the start menu all coming in yellow. This is where the problem mainly is. There are other areas, although random, where the icons are yellow. Any help on how to resolve this issue would be greatly appreciated.
August 3rd 04 02:37 PM
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Desktop icons by Wayne
The icons in the system tray, on the title bar and the windows icon next to the "start" buttun have become smaller. I have uninstalled the graphics card drivers and this made no difference. I have come to the conclusion that this must be a windows problem. Can you please help me resolve...
August 3rd 04 03:41 AM
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Image preview not working for jpg files by Abhi
i have windows 98 and i cannot see the image preview of jpg files on the left hand pane of my folder when i select the file. i even click on the "view as web page " option but still its not working. although i can see the preview of bmp pictures and html files but it doesn't seem to work for jpg...
August 3rd 04 03:20 AM
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sis530 directx9.0 issue by william
I HAVE WINDOWS 98 SECOND EDTION ON A OLD NEC COMPUTER.THE SIS530 DRVER I HAVE IS SAYING THAT IT IS NOT MICROSOFT CERTIFIED.SO IT WILL NOT DO ANY 3D GRAPHICS SO I REINSALLED WINDOWS 98 SECOND EDTION ON IT AND RIGHT KNOW I HAVE DIRECTX 7.1 THE DRIVERS ARE NOT CERTIFIED BUT A LEAST IT WILL WORK.BUT I...
August 3rd 04 12:12 AM
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Failure on display driver update by Pam
Prior to installing new colorimeter hardware I made the mistake of following the instructions and attempting to update my video display adapter. I have ATI xpert 128 - the update failed, at least partly my own fault for failing to spot the instruction that said remove the old driver first. result...
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August 2nd 04 10:00 PM
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Display by [email protected]
My grandson was here for a visit and now the whole row that says back -- forward--stop--copy--paste--refresh etc. will now show. Under MY Computer this line shows, but not when I open yahoo and other sites....how can I retreive this back?
August 2nd 04 04:26 PM
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"true color" option had disappeared by Danny
My display setting has reverted to 8-color, and "true color" is no longer listed as an option under "display - settings" in Control Panel. I have made no hardware changes, and no intentional software changes. If you can help, please e-mail me as well as posting. Thanks!
August 2nd 04 04:24 PM
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shadows on win98 by Bryan Dods
After rebooting from a browser crash I found a shadow effect which streaks to the right from all dark text or icons. This shadow gives a venetian-blind effect to the entire display. The display is like this on all win98 programs (Explore,OE,PaintShopPro etc) except for CD based games. These still...
August 2nd 04 12:38 AM
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parameters by j robertson
I just downloaded a screen saver that I am doing some research on and I keep getting error messages saying that the parameters are incorrect each time it tries to kick on. What do I need to change to correct this? I need to get this started ASAP. Thanks.
August 1st 04 04:11 PM
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last known good configuration by atlanta
how do i get my win 98 machine to load the last known good config? is it a function key that will bring up the option while booting?
August 1st 04 05:05 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Web Page View by
I can't get my Web Page view to work?
July 31st 04 09:42 PM
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Display problems by Bigd040
When I go on the internet explorer all of the pages seem out of context. The fonts and borders overlap each other. My font is bigger than it is supposed to be, which makes it so i can read text on web pages. I already reloaded the video driver to no avail. I have even changed video cards. Please...
July 31st 04 04:34 AM
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Please help! Win 98 Standard display adapter (VGA) has a ROM by Laura
Computer boots up but will not start windows. It keeps saying found new hardware but will not search for drivers. Says needs to reinstall windows but with the windows 98 disk in it give the message standard display adapter (vga) has a Rom. Test to see if windows can remove the device. But it will...
July 31st 04 04:31 AM
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problems with graphics by laura
Hi. My computer crashed and I had to reinstall windows 98. When it was finished installing and the compter was restarted, all my graphics and pictures and internet sites are fuzzy and dotty and not clear like they used to be. does anyone have any idea how to fix it? thanks
July 31st 04 01:45 AM
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operating discs windows 98 by Bill
i have been told b,y microsoft that the operating discs, an recovery disc are needed for windows 98 to upgrade to windows XP,, i do not have the operating discs, as the person that worked on my computer, did not return them to me, last fall, when i called microsoft in january of 2004 i was old the...
July 31st 04 01:43 AM
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Problem initializing graphics by Bob
It says problem intitalizing graphics when i try to start a game. I have the updated direct x and everything needed for the game. But i dont know what the problem is. thanks in advance
July 30th 04 07:09 PM
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Please Help by John316
While at Windows Update, I saw that there were 2 driver updates. I installed them. One was nvidia.... after installation I was told to reboot to complete install which I did. when it came back up, it displayed through the post and even the splash screen but during the boot into windows the display...
July 30th 04 02:14 PM
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windows explorer no longer display details by petyew
Please help. I installed a new software which corrupted my windows, maybe a file was affected. Now whenever I open windows explorer in the detail mode I see a blank right panel. However when I open in list, or small/large icons modes I can see the info. I need to see detail mode for file size, date...
July 30th 04 11:11 AM
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